Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2004 16:21:52 -0500 From: Ed Budd <ebudd@grokking.org> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Upgrading 5.3-Beta1 to 5.3-RELEASE Message-ID: <419D1270.9010104@grokking.org> In-Reply-To: <F11A0A08-39A6-11D9-A404-000393934006@npc-usa.com> References: <20041109013813.GC576@internode.com.au> <F11A0A08-39A6-11D9-A404-000393934006@npc-usa.com>
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Curtis Vaughan wrote: >> >> o update from cvs >> # cd /usr/src >> # make update >> o build world/kernel in your normal or single-user mode >> # cd /usr/obj >> # rm -rf * >> # cd /usr/src >> # make buildworld >> # make buildkernel KERNCONF=YOURKERNEL >> o install kernel/world in single user mode >> # reboot [ Choose single User Mode ] >> # cd /usr/src >> # make installkernel KERNCONF=YOURKERNEL >> # make installworld >> o run mergemaster -p >> # mergemaster -p >> o reboot >> # reboot >> >> It's fairly straight-forward once you get the gist :) >> >> > Following Adam's suggestion, I have now gotten to the point where I > rebooted into Single-User Mode, entered the /usr/src directory and then > entered the command: > make installkernel KERNCONF=MYKERNEL > > But it almost immediately comes back with errors about the fact that > certain directories don't exist and problems with the fact that the file > system is read only. > > Perhaps I entered Single User Mode wrong? On a reboot, I chose not to > boot into any system, but to go directly to the loader prompt (something > like that). Then I entered the command: boot -s > > Curtis > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" Did you remember to mount the partitions after logging in single-user mode? mount -a cd /usr/src make installkernel KERNCONF=MYKERNEL
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